play-safe designers are those who keeps their designs safe, following by the rule, not willing to explore or dare something different, or in other words - skema. these sort of designs can score B or B+ easily, but very, very hard to nail an A or even A-. but by scoring A in other subjects, they pointers can go as high as 3.60 or 3.70.

overseas universities look not only at ur CGPA but ur portfolio as well. so when they review ur "safe" designs, they might not be interested bcoz they will view u as somebody who's not willing to open up to the radical ideas that they might offer. that's one of the reason why bartlett is considered one of the best school - they only take the very best students in the first place.

thank you very much for the clarification i understand d...

azarimy!!!

Can you give me one of the examples in radical design? Zaha Hadid like, is it?

Which one has heavier percentage in marks, neatness, design or technical drawing?

maybe impei design of the lourve, the design of new cctv tower in china? or the new olympic "bird nest" so called building.

thanks!

well, remember that radical designs are not just about how different it looks from other buildings. zaha hadid did not do it bcoz of how weird her buildings look. i've been to her talks, she herself is a totally weird person with a peculiar views in life. hence her interpretation of what is "normal" often produces radical results.

when shallow wannabe students attempt a zaha hadid look alike, we academics will start probing questions on how certain form is achieved, how certain spaces were deduced and how the system formulated. these questions seek to discover how the student achieve the end product. if u dont have the thinking to support ur radical-looking design, then ur project will collapse. hence despite having beautiful drawings and design, u can still see a C- on the grades.

and dont worry about the marks. in architecture, if u dont worry about ur marks, u tend to score higher. just concentrate on developing ur passion on design!

Sir,
How about the 4th route(the diagram on the first page)?
UTM diploma 3 years non Part-1 ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part1&2(3 years,3rd year intake)
what is the different with
UTM diploma 3 years non Part-1 ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part1(2 years) ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part2(2 years)
today my college have a talk about career in architecture frm PAM...
i saw there is a slide which shown
UTM diploma 3 years non Part-1 ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part1&2(3 years,3rd year intake)
*some sort like this
Can you help me to explain this?

there is no UTM diploma 3 years non Part-1 ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part1(2 years) ---> UTM B.Arch LAM part2(2 years). if u're from UTM diploma, and u plan to join UTM degree, u will always join at 3rd year. if u wanna join other schools, u'll join at 2nd year.

azarimy , just a question , when will thos diploma ppl come and join our batch ?
is it all diploma student will join our batch or only certain amount of it oonly .

they'll join u this july when the school opens. i believe this year only 10-15 students from diploma KL will join ur batch.

hmm ...
hey azarimy ,
just a question, have u encounter any student who entered utm via the way i did ? so far , as i am concern , i know another girl who did the same thing as i did to get into utm interview but she didn't secure any seat at utm . but i did.
and my 2nd year senior doesnt have anyone who did that too .

just wondering is it frequent to have cases like this ?

well, usually we have 3 or 4 students each year, but i cant recall if any of them secures a place or not. usually during the sorting phase, we sift out the lower achievers so that we can choose from the very best. but there are one or two gems that usually fell through the net. if they are really interested, they'll climb back into the net like u did, sit for the interview and gets in. others who assumes that they're gems would wanna climb back in again, but probably not so lucky once they get into the interview room.

so it is usually via email to the dean or via certian people . ? i think i can call myself kidna lucky as i am the only one in my batch and 2nd year batch .

I like environmental friendly design, like Ken Yeang which combines physics concept wit a great design. Is there a book I can read up regarding this kind of thing?

Ken Yeang's books? Sustainability is important, but don't let it be the only direction for your design.

azarimy, I currently having my first architecture degree in one of the LAM recognized institution in Australia. However, I planned to transfer to another LAM recognized institute next sem. Upon graduation after completing, will I still get exempted from the part 1 and 2 exams or I have to submit my porfolio and go through a panel to get exemption?

This post has been edited by Alex89: Jun 28 2008, 08:44 PM

can u name both schools, please?

normally they would just wanna see ur portfolio, which should be a straightforward process, before granting u a full parts 1 and 2 accreditation.

erm..Deakin university is the current..while RMIT is the future

should be no problem. the process is straightforward - submit, review, (interview if needed), and pass . it is VERY UNLIKELY that u can fail the review if u come from an accredited school.

but..if i stay at the same school till I completed my 5 years, is it that i ll be automatically be accredited without the need of submitting portfolio? And..every university in Australia has changed their final degree offering to Masters and most of them have gained recognition by AACA and RAIA. Will LAM recognize the change as well?

This post has been edited by Alex89: Jun 29 2008, 01:24 AM